gerginakku

Akkadian

Etymology

Likely from Sumerian 𒄊𒁺𒈾 (g̃iri₃-g̃en-na /⁠g̃irig̃ena⁠/, “sequence, series [of tablets]”).

Pronunciation

• (Old Babylonian) IPA^(key): /ɡer.ɡiˈnak.ku/

Noun

gerginakku m (Standard Babylonian)

1. library

Alternative forms

• girginakku

Cuneiform spellings

Logograms	Phonetic
𒅎𒄘𒇲 (IM.GU₂.LA₂) 𒅎𒇲 (IM.LA₂)	𒄫𒄀𒅘𒆪 (gir-gi-nak-ku)

References

• “girginakku”, in The Assyrian Dictionary of the Oriental Institute of the University of Chicago (CAD)‎^[1], Chicago: University of Chicago Oriental Institute, 1956–2011
• Black, Jeremy, George, Andrew, Postgate, Nicholas (2000) “gerginakku”, in A Concise Dictionary of Akkadian, 2nd corrected edition, Wiesbaden: Otto Harrassowitz Verlag, via the electronic Babylonian Library